Re: [SiliconeKids] Been There - Done That

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

How is the class action suit against the FDA and the

plastic surgery industry going?

Thanks so much!

Rogene

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> IOM Presentation Below:

>

> Kathy ley ston, R.N - Testimony

> before the IOM - July 1999

> Myrl 5 Mar 2005 19:26:18

>

> IOM Presentation: Kathy ley ston,

> R.N.

>

> Position: President/Medical Director

>

> Organization: Toxic Discovery Network, Inc.

>

> Date: July 24th - " Public Meeting " On The

> SAFETY of Silicone Implants "

>

> Topic of Presentation: " Suffering in Silence "

>

> " I am yet another, totally disabled registered

> nurse. I was awarded total disability in 1996

> related to my ruptured implants. I was director of

> oncology when my 10 year-old Hyer Schulte implants

> failed.

>

> Polydimethylsiloxane was found via infrared

> spectra by two independent Labs

>

> Yesterday, my mother and I stood and watched

> Newt address the National Arthritis Foundation on

> the lawn of the Capitol. As I watched the crowd, I

> noted they and their disease was viewed as

> " credible " . I turned to my mother and said, " Maybe

> joining with THEIR organization would make US more

> believable or maybe joining the Scleroderma Society

> or the Lupus Foundation, or the National Sjogren's

> Syndrome Association but where do I go to pay my

> dues to the Breast Implant Society?

>

> The fact is-----We the women have paid our

> dues and our payment has been with our health and in

> some cases with our lives! How much MORE must we

> pay?

>

> We have begged, pleaded, yelled, cried for you

> to hear our voices. All we received was a label of

> being " hysterical females " or having our social

> backgrounds viewed in the previous so-called, " Nuts

> and Sluts Study " .

>

> If I had walked in here with a white cane and

> dark glasses would you have felt pity for me? If I

> had a cast on my arm or leg would you then

> acknowledge that I had been injured. If I was in a

> wheel-chair,like so many of the these women here

> today, would you finally see my disability?

>

> I, like so many others, have been told, " You

> look too good to be so sick! " I want to point out

> when you attend a funeral - how many times have you

> heard the comment, " Well, don't they look good! " The

> fact is,

>

> THESE PEOPLE ARE DEAD.!

>

> The fact is....our pain, and diseases in most

> cases, is internal - so, how do we show you our

> " suffering " ? The fact is.....We have suffered with a

> chronic invisible illness------one of " cover-up " and

> corporate greed.

>

> We the women of this nation have been

> demoralized, shunned, abused and lied too. We have

> been denied proper medical treatment in many cases

> just because we noted on the health history that we

> had breast implants.

>

> It is beyond time that " WE " the women hold

> " ALL " parties accountable!

>

> At 2:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon, a

> " Class-Action " against the FDA and The American

> Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons was

> filed in the United States District Court of

> Columbia.

>

> The subject matter of this action is the

> necessity to see that the FDA carries out its

> prescribed role to keep " UNSAFE " medical devices

> from entering the market. Furthermore, the

> plaintiff's have, and women in the future, will

> continue to suffer legal wrong if the individual

> members of ASPRS continue to perform breast implant

> procedures, which yet have received a ruling on

> premarket approval applications, and cause thousands

> of documented injuries each year.

>

> Our organization, Toxic Discovery Network,

> Inc., felt the time had come that we place the

> attention back on the sick women and children. It is

> time that the nation wakes up to the fact that they

> have been lied to about this injustice.

>

> My co-founder, Sandy L. McDougal of Champaign,

> Illinois could not be here with me today. She sends

> the following statement: " It has been over ten years

> since breast implants were a class III device and

> six years since the moratorium on silicone breast

> implants. The government has retained for years

> definitive findings that breast implants are

> defective devices. It is apparent to the injured

> victims that the FDA continues to protect

> corporations instead of consumers. The American

> Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

> are as responsible for this travesty as their

> corporate and governmental allies. For a surgeon to

> fail to inform patients of known risks associated

> with breast implant procedures and to continue to

> implant known defective devices breaks all moral and

> ethical codes required for being a medical

> professional. "

>

> The women and children of the world should no

> longer " Suffer In Silence " over the greed of the

> manufacturers and the cover-up's associated with it.

>

> This issue has never been about WEALTH for at

> least the women, this issue is about HEALTH!

>

>

> Kathy L. ley-ston, R.N.

> Executive Director

>

> Toxic Discovery

> 1906 Grant Ln. - Suite P.

> Columbia, MO. 65203

>

> Phone: (573) 817-2090

> Fax: (573) 445-4700

>

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[Guest guest]

Deb Pettit recently tried to start up something . . .

I don't know how that's going. I asked for women from

the groups to sign onto a class action that would use

the proceeds to benefit research on implanted women .

.. . but I don't think many did.

Thanks Kathy!

Rogene

--- " Kathy L. ley-ston, R.N. - Executive

Director " <kathy@...> wrote:

> From: " Kathy L. ley-ston, R.N. - Executive

> Director " <kathy@...>

> " Rogene S " <saxony01@...>

> Subject: Re: [siliconeKids] Been There - Done That

> Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 12:28:32 -0500

>

> It went no where. That was what I saying We could

> not find a firm or a

> lawyer willing to take it on since it did not have a

> dollar amount

> associated with it. We ended up having to dismiss it

> without prejudice so it

> could be re-filed at a later date.

>

> Kindly,

>

> Kathy

>

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> Re: [siliconeKids] Been There - Done That

>

>

> > Kathy,

> >

> > How is the class action suit against the FDA and

> the

> > plastic surgery industry going?

> >

> > Thanks so much!

> >

> > Rogene

> >

> >

> >

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> >>

> >> Informed Consent Begins

> With

> >> Informed Individuals

> >>

> >> Toxic Discovery

> >> " Informed Consent Begins

> >> With Informed Individuals " TOXIC DISCOVERY

> >> 601 W. Nifong

> >> Bldg. 3B. Suite P.

> >> Columbia, MO. 65203

> >>

> >> toxicdiscovery@...

> >> www.toxicdiscovery.com

> tel:

> >>

> >> fax: (573)

> 817-2090

> >> (573) 445-4700

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Toxic Discovery sued the FDA years ago - No

> lawyer

> >> would take it on because I quote, " does not have

> >> value " .

> >>

> >> IOM Presentation Below:

> >>

> >> Kathy ley ston, R.N - Testimony

> >> before the IOM - July 1999

> >> Myrl 5 Mar 2005 19:26:18

> >>

> >> IOM Presentation: Kathy ley ston,

> >> R.N.

> >>

> >> Position: President/Medical Director

> >>

> >> Organization: Toxic Discovery Network, Inc.

> >>

> >> Date: July 24th - " Public Meeting " On The

> >> SAFETY of Silicone Implants "

> >>

> >> Topic of Presentation: " Suffering in

> Silence "

> >>

> >> " I am yet another, totally disabled

> registered

> >> nurse. I was awarded total disability in 1996

> >> related to my ruptured implants. I was director

> of

> >> oncology when my 10 year-old Hyer Schulte

> implants

> >> failed.

> >>

> >> Polydimethylsiloxane was found via infrared

> >> spectra by two independent Labs

> >>

> >> Yesterday, my mother and I stood and

> watched

> >> Newt address the National Arthritis Foundation on

> >> the lawn of the Capitol. As I watched the crowd,

> I

> >> noted they and their disease was viewed as

> >> " credible " . I turned to my mother and said,

> " Maybe

> >> joining with THEIR organization would make US

> more

> >> believable or maybe joining the Scleroderma

> Society

> >> or the Lupus Foundation, or the National

> Sjogren's

> >> Syndrome Association but where do I go to pay my

> >> dues to the Breast Implant Society?

> >>

> >> The fact is-----We the women have paid our

> >> dues and our payment has been with our health and

> in

> >> some cases with our lives! How much MORE must we

> >> pay?

> >>

> >> We have begged, pleaded, yelled, cried for

> you

> >> to hear our voices. All we received was a label

> of

> >> being " hysterical females " or having our social

> >> backgrounds viewed in the previous so-called,

> " Nuts

> >> and Sluts Study " .

> >>

> >> If I had walked in here with a white cane

> and

> >> dark glasses would you have felt pity for me? If

> I

> >> had a cast on my arm or leg would you then

> >> acknowledge that I had been injured. If I was in

> a

> >> wheel-chair,like so many of the these women here

> >> today, would you finally see my disability?

> >>

> >> I, like so many others, have been told,

> " You

> >> look too good to be so sick! " I want to point out

> >> when you attend a funeral - how many times have

> you

> >> heard the comment, " Well, don't they look good! "

> The

> >> fact is,

> >>

> >> THESE PEOPLE ARE DEAD.!

> >>

> >> The fact is....our pain, and diseases in

> most

> >> cases, is internal - so, how do we show you our

> >> " suffering " ? The fact is.....We have suffered

> with a

> >> chronic invisible illness------one of " cover-up "

> and

> >> corporate greed.

> >>

> >> We the women of this nation have been

> >> demoralized, shunned, abused and lied too. We

> have

> >> been denied proper medical treatment in many

> cases

> >> just because we noted on the health history that

> we

> >> had breast implants.

> >>

> >> It is beyond time that " WE " the women hold

> >> " ALL " parties accountable!

> >>

> >> At 2:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon, a

> >> " Class-Action " against the FDA and The American

> >> Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

> was

> >> filed in the United States District Court of

> >> Columbia.

> >>

> >> The subject matter of this action is the

> >> necessity to see that the FDA carries out its

> >> prescribed role to keep " UNSAFE " medical devices

> >> from entering the market. Furthermore, the

> >> plaintiff's have, and women in the future, will

> >> continue to suffer legal wrong if the individual

> >> members of ASPRS continue to perform breast

> implant

> >> procedures, which yet have received a ruling on

> >> premarket approval applications, and cause

> thousands

> >> of documented injuries each year.

> >>

> >> Our organization, Toxic Discovery Network,

> >> Inc., felt the time had come that we place the

> >> attention back on the sick women and children. It

> is

> >> time that the nation wakes up to the fact that

> they

> >> have been lied to about this injustice.

> >>

> >> My co-founder, Sandy L. McDougal of

> Champaign,

> >> Illinois could not be here with me today. She

> sends

> >> the following statement: " It has been over ten

> years

> >> since breast implants were a class III device and

> >> six years since the moratorium on silicone breast

> >> implants. The government has retained for years

> >> definitive findings that breast implants are

> >> defective devices. It is apparent to the injured

> >> victims that the FDA continues to protect

> >> corporations instead of consumers. The American

> >> Association of Plastic and Reconstructive

> Surgeons

> >> are as responsible for this travesty as their

> >> corporate and governmental allies. For a surgeon

> to

> >> fail to inform patients of known risks associated

> >> with breast implant procedures and to continue to

> >> implant known defective devices breaks all moral

> and

> >> ethical codes required for being a medical

> >> professional. "

> >>

> >> The women and children of the world should

> no

> >> longer " Suffer In Silence " over the greed of the

> >> manufacturers and the cover-up's associated with

> it.

> >>

> >> This issue has never been about WEALTH for

> at

> >> least the women, this issue is about HEALTH!

> >>

> >>

> >> Kathy L. ley-ston, R.N.

> >> Executive Director

> >>

> >> Toxic Discovery

> >> 1906 Grant Ln. - Suite P.

> >> Columbia, MO. 65203

> >>

> >> Phone: (573) 817-2090

> >> Fax: (573) 445-4700

> >>

> >>

> >> 'INFORMED CONSENT BEGINS WITH INFORMED

> INDIVIDUALS "

> >>

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